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Helen Gahagan Douglas (born Helen Mary Gahagan; November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and politician. Gahagan Douglas's acting career included success on Broadway, as a touring opera singer, and in Hollywood films. Her portrayal of the villain in She (1935) inspired the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
The 1950 United States Senate election in California was held on November 7 of that year, following a campaign characterized by accusations and name-calling.Republican Representative and future President Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Representative Helen Gahagan Douglas, after Democratic incumbent Sheridan Downey withdrew during the primary election campaign.
In his biography of Cooper, Mark Vaz writes that Cooper changed the location because he felt Africa wasn't as mysterious of a location anymore. [7] In July 1934, RKO announced they would make the film the following year as one of the studio's big productions. [8] Helen Gahagan's and Nigel Bruce's casting was announced in January 1935. [9]
Melvyn and Helen Gahagan Douglas hired architect Roland Coate to design a home for them in 1938 on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) lot they owned in Outpost Estates, Los Angeles. The result was a one-story, 6,748-square-foot (626.9 m 2) home. [10] The Douglases had two children: Peter Gahagan Douglas (1933) and Mary Helen Douglas (1938).
Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900–1980) Democratic: California's 14th: January 3, 1951: Retired to run unsuccessfully for the 1950 United States Senate election in California: Chase G. Woodhouse (1890–1984) [ae] Democratic: Connecticut's 2nd: January 3, 1947: Lost reelection January 3, 1949: January 3, 1951: Lost reelection Helen Mankin (1896 ...
In 1914, Gahagan bought a vacation home in Fairlee, Vermont, and the family thereafter spent parts of each summer there. [5] When Gahagan died in 1931 at age 66, the family was living at 17 Prospect Park West in Brooklyn. [1] [6] Helen Gahagan became an actress and a pioneering politician who served as a three-term U.S. Representative from ...
Helen Gahagan Douglas: 11,812 0.26 N/A Total votes 4,536,530 : 100.00 : Republican hold: Swing: Connecticut There were two elections on the same day due to the July ...
Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900–1980), American actress and Congresswoman from California whose electoral defeat by Richard M. Nixon propelled him into national politics; In the late 1800s, William Geoghegan & his brother Samuel were respectively head brewer and chief engineer of the Guinness brewery in Dublin.